E9 - Conscience does make cowards of us all. I

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[00:04] Seth
    I'm taking some time off.
[00:05] Nicholas
    What?
[00:06] Seth
    Someone in my family
    seems to have collapsed.
[00:08] Nicholas
    Your family?
[00:11] Seth
    Stop asking questions and
    head to the airport.
[02:02] Chise
    Hey.
[02:03] Zoe
    Hey.
[02:05] Zoe
    How's Lucy?
[02:09] Zoe
    She's been out for a whole ten days now.
[02:12] Chise
    Yeah.
[02:13] Zoe
    Are you okay, Chise?
[02:15] Zoe
    You've been with her this
    whole time, right?
[02:17] Chise
    I'm fine.
[02:20] Chise
    I guess I shouldn't tell him yet that
    I have enough magic power to spare.
[02:27] Alexandra
    Zoe, are you here?
[02:29] Zoe
    Yes.
[02:31] Zoe
    Gotta go.
[02:33] Chise
    Your routine physical?
[02:34] Zoe
    Yeah.
[02:35] Zoe
    Don't push yourself too much.
[02:37] Chise
    Thanks.
[02:46] Chise
    I hope she's okay.
[02:48] Elias
    You say that every day.
[02:55] Chise
    I'm worried.
[02:57] Chise
    We still don't know why she lost
    her magic power all of a sudden.
[03:02] Elias
    Hey, what is it like to feel "worried"?
[03:07] Chise
    Your head and guts feel agitated.
[03:10] Chise
    You keep thinking about a nasty future.
[03:13] Chise
    And...
[03:15] Elias
    It's scary?
[03:17] Chise
    That's part of it, too.
[03:19] Elias
    Ah.
[03:21] Elias
    So like the time I couldn't focus on
    anything while you were unconscious.
[03:27] Elias
    Does what's happening to her bother you?
[03:29] Chise
    Well, it does worry me.
[03:36] Chise
    Elias...
[03:37] Elias
    What is it?
[03:38] Chise
    You and Lucy don't have the same role.
[03:42] Elias
    I know, I know.
[03:44] Elias
    I hope you know, too.
[03:46] Elias
    I'm confident I'm the one who
    worries for you the most.
[03:51] Elias
    My guts cooled back down when you came back.
[03:57] Elias
    What happened to your hair?
[03:58] Chise
    I'm home.
[04:00] Elias
    Welcome home.
[04:01] Elias
    What happened to your hair?
[04:03] Chise
    He can fill you in.
[04:06] Elias
    I'm home, me.
[04:08] Elias
    Welcome home, me.
[04:14] Elias
    You sure do put yourself in danger.
[04:17] Elias
    I can't look away for even a second.
[04:19] Chise
    I couldn't have done anything
    different this time.
[04:22] Elias
    Well...
[04:24] Elias
    Yes, you're right.
[04:26] Elias
    Still, your first thought shouldn't have
    been to go look for her by yourself.
[04:31] Chise
    Right...
[04:34] Elias
    Though, as a mage, it wasn't a bad decision.
[04:40] Chise
    Th-Thank you.
[04:43] Elias
    Also...
[04:45] Elias
    The way you went about it was
    something I would have done.
[04:49] Chise
    I don't really get it, either.
[04:53] Chise
    It felt like I could hear someone's
    voice from somewhere deep.
[05:07] Joseph
    And that's why you came to me?
[05:12] Joseph
    Good night.
[05:17] Chise
    You're the only one who's been
    inside me for a long time.
[05:21] Joseph
    Why am I the one person
    you're so flippant with?
[05:27] Joseph
    So, what do you think that voice is?
[05:37] Chise
    Something bad.
[05:42] Joseph
    It tried to stop something from killing you.
[05:47] Joseph
    Is that evil?
[05:49] Chise
    I don't think I should have gone so far.
[05:53] Chise
    But that was all I could do, it said.
[05:57] Joseph
    You're only here to regret
    it because you survived.
[06:02] Joseph
    Though, I can't imagine you would have
    died so easily, given who you are now.
[06:08] Chise
    Was that the voice of the dragon?
[06:11] Chise
    Or...
[06:12] Joseph
    Dunno.
[06:13] Joseph
    One thing's certain...
[06:16] Joseph
    The voice came from within you.
[06:26] Joseph
    I'm sleepy.
[06:28] Joseph
    Go.
[06:32] Chise
    Thanks.
[06:42] Joseph
    You heard the voice of a dragon
    gone mad, having cursed a human.
[06:49] Joseph
    You've had a taste of my past.
[06:52] Joseph
    You saw the source of malice and animus.
[06:57] Joseph
    Guided by the voice, you
    learned to hurt another.
[07:03] Joseph
    Once you know you can bare
    your fangs at your enemy,
[07:08] Joseph
    there's no going back to when
     you didn't know anything.
[07:16] Elias
    You went to ask Cartaphilus?
[07:19] Elias
    Even though I'm your master?
[07:22] Chise
    I mean...
[07:23] Chise
    I thought it'd be best to ask
    someone who knows what it's like.
[07:25] Seth
    Hello.
[07:33] Chise
    Seth-san.
[07:34] Seth
    Well, well, Chise.
[07:36] Seth
    Why are you here?
[07:38] Chise
    I'm at the College right now.
[07:40] Chise
    Why are you here?
[07:43] Seth
    I was told that a family member collapsed.
[07:45] Alexandra
    Seth Noel, correct?
[07:48] Alexandra
    I believe I contacted you the day
     after the practical, did I not?
[07:52] Seth
    I was busy with work. I apologize.
[07:55] Seth
    How is my sister, Lucy?
[07:58] Alexandra
    She hasn't woken up yet.
[08:01] Chise
    Huh, you're Lucy's brother?
[08:04] Seth
    Oh, are you acquainted?
[08:06] Chise
    She's my roommate.
[08:08] Seth
    What a surprise.
[08:10] Alexandra
    I'd like to explain Lucy's condition.
[08:13] Alexandra
    Please come this sway.
[08:15] Seth
    She's a difficult person, but I hope
    you can give her your friendship.
[08:26] Chise
    They were siblings...
[08:33] Chise
    Lucy!
[09:06] Lucy (young)
    Give them back!
[09:08] Lucy (young)
    Give us back our spiders!
[09:21] Lucy
    Chise.
[09:23] Alexandra
    Lucy!
[09:24] Alexandra
    You're awake!
[09:30] Lucy
    Wh-Why are you here?
[09:33] Seth
    I got word that you'd
    collapsed while in a practical.
[09:36] Seth
    You were out for ten days.
[09:39] Lucy
    Ten days?
[09:42] Lucy
    Go away!
[09:44] Lucy
    Go away!
[09:45] Alexandra
    You need to be in bed!
[09:45] Lucy
    Leave!
[09:47] Lucy
    I don't want a loser like
    you to worry for me!
[09:51] Lucy
    Just get lost!
[09:53] Chise
    Lucy!
[09:59] Seth
    I'll stay by her side for a while.
[10:01] Seth
    She seems to still be unstable.
[10:17] Chise
    What was that?
[10:22] Chise
    I smell orange and lavender...
[10:24] Chise
    Philomela?
[10:38] Chise
    Were you practicing?
[10:40] Philomela
    Y-Yeah.
[10:43] Chise
    S-Sorry.
[10:45] Chise
    I didn't mean to interrupt.
[10:49] Chise
    It seems like you're still
    holding onto that potpourri.
[10:52] Chise
    How was the tea?
[10:54] Chise
    Was it all right?
[10:55] Philomela
    It was fine.
[10:57] Chise
    I hope you'll let me know if you run out.
[11:01] Chise
    I'll make some more.
[11:05] Philomela
    Why do you do so much for me?
[11:10] Chise
    I don't know.
[11:11] Chise
    Sorry.
[11:12] Chise
    I...
[11:14] Chise
    I just felt an urge to talk to you.
[11:17] Chise
    Er...
[11:18] Chise
    I'll stop if it's bothering you.
[11:27] Philomela
    Umm...
[11:29] Philomela
    I'm not used to talking
    in front of other people.
[11:34] Philomela
    I don't mind when it's just the two of us.
[11:40] Chise
    Got it.
[11:41] Philomela
    Okay, bye.
[11:47] Rian
    Chise.
[11:48] Chise
    Isaac.
[11:49] Chise
    Rian.
[11:51] Chise
    I see.
[11:52] Chise
    Because the boys showed up.
[11:55] Isaac
    How's Lucy?
[11:56] Chise
    She just woke up, but then she passed out again.
[12:00] Rian
    I see.
[12:01] Rian
    That's a relief.
[12:03] Section Chief
    Explain!
[12:04] Section Chief
    Are there any records of something being
    taken from the Forbidden Books Storage?!
[12:09] Section Chief
    Has it been used in an experiment?!
[12:11] Librarian A
    Not when we did our routine check.
[12:14] Section Chief
    Then why has it fallen apart?!
[12:17] Section Chief
    No...
[12:19] Section Chief
    Has it been replaced with a fake?!
[12:39] Liza
    Instructors, I thank you for coming.
[12:43] Liza
    There's been a bit of an emergency.
[12:47] Section Chief
    Upon inspections of the
    Forbidden Books Storage today,
[12:50] Section Chief
    the book in Storage Number 5
    was found to have crumbled.
[12:54] Instructor A
    A forbidden book?
[12:55] Instructor B
    Even though it was in storage?
[12:58] Section Chief
    Upon investigation, we've determined that
    the book that had crumbled was a fake.
[13:06] Simeon
    So that book was a fake
    the entire time it was in storage?
[13:12] Simeon
    Or was it swapped out recently?
[13:15] Section Chief
    We believe it was swapped out
    in the past several days.
[13:18] Instructor A
    What is the nature of the book?
[13:20] Instructor A
    What is it called?
[13:21] Instructor B
    Is it dangerous?
[13:23] Instructor C
    Is it an original manuscript or a copy?
[13:26] Section Chief
    Let's see...
[13:28] Section Chief
    It's a book called The
    Testament of Carnamagos.
[13:35] Tory
    Wasn't that the book you...
[13:38] Section Chief
    It's said that simply reading
    it can affect the reader.
[13:42] Section Chief
    We librarians don't know much
    about its contents ourselves.
[13:46] Section Chief
    The book stored in the library
    in England is a copy,
[13:50] Section Chief
    and we suspect it won't have as
    much of an effect as the original.
[13:53] Section Chief
    But to be honest, we have no idea how
    much of an effect that would be.
[13:58] Elias (female)
    I've read that book before.
[14:02] Tory
    Wait, wait, wait!
[14:04] Liza
    And its contents?
[14:05] Elias (female)
    I'd borrowed it from an acquaintance.
[14:09] Elias (female)
    It offered a few insights, but I gave the
    book back before I could make use of it.
[14:15] Tory
    Well, he's not* lying*.
[14:18] Liza
    Would it be possible for you to describe
    it to an extent that won't affect us?
[14:27] Elias (female)
    It can put the living in
    mortal danger at times.
[14:34] Elias (female)
    It describes ways to take in the life
    force and magic power of others.
[14:39] Elias (female)
    How to create immortals.
[14:41] Elias (female)
    How to destroy them.
[14:44] Elias (female)
    How to bring back the dead.
[14:47] Liza
    I see.
[14:48] Liza
    That does sound like something
    that would be forbidden.
[14:52] Liza
    Why did you choose to read it?
[14:55] Elias (female)
    It was intriguing.
[14:58] Elias (female)
    But it turned out that
     I don't have a use for it.
[15:01] Elias (female)
    Reading it comes at a
    great cost for a person.
[15:06] Tory
    I guess he's putting it out in the open
    so there's no reason to suspect him.
[15:12] Liza
    Thank you very much.
[15:14] Liza
    That was very informative.
[15:16] Liza
    We will continue investigations
    both internally and more broadly.
[15:21] Liza
    Please let us know if you learn of anything.
[15:25] Liza
    Given that it can affect humans,
    it could cause an incident.
[15:32] Liza
    In that event, we'll be calling
    upon you for cooperation.
[15:36] Liza
    Keep that in mind.
[15:38] Instructors
    Yes, ma'am.
[15:39] Liza
    Please!
[15:40] Liza
    This isn't the time to remind
    us that you're free spirits.
[15:42] Liza
    We need you to be serious.
[15:43] Section Chief
    I'm sorry, there's one more thing...
[15:46] Section Chief
    About the remains of the book...
[15:49] Section Chief
    There's a special spider silk woven into the
    cover and several other parts of the book.
[15:55] Liza
    Spider silk?
[15:58] Simeon
    Could it be...
[15:59] Simeon
    Is that the Webster family's silk?
[16:05] Liza
    It's possible.
[16:07] Liza
    Please take care that this information
    does not land on the ears
[16:11] Liza
    of our student, Lucy Webster.
[16:17] Liza
    Well...
[16:18] Liza
    Please remember to be careful.
[16:22] Liza
    And please don't get too
    lost in your research.
[16:31] Elias (female)
    What's this about the
    Webster's family spiders?
[16:34] Tory
    Oh, right.
[16:36] Tory
    You're a mage, so you wouldn't know.
[16:39] Tory
    Webster is...
[16:40] Simeon
    Mr. Ainsworth.
[16:50] Simeon
    Nice to meet you.
[16:52] Simeon
    I'm Simeon Paladilhe.
[16:54] Simeon
    I'd heard a mage was here,
    so I've been eager to meet you.
[16:57] Instructor A
    Ah, so you're the mage!
[16:59] Instructor D
    Huh.
[17:00] Instructor B
    I hear you're using a magic disguise!
[17:02] Instructor C
    That's impressive. I would
     have never known.
[17:05] Instructor D
    Mages can transform, too?
[17:10] Instructor C
    He's bone!
[17:11] Instructor D
    A dog? A wolf?
[17:12] Instructor A
    Do you swallow your food whole?
[17:14] Tory
    Come on! He was in the middle of a question!
[17:17] Simeon
    A question?
[17:18] Tory
    He doesn't know about the Webster tragedy.
[17:29] Simeon
    The Webster tragedy...
[17:32] Simeon
    Around here, it could
    have happened to anyone.
[17:36] Simeon
    The Webster family made a living by
    producing and duplicating magic books.
[17:42] Simeon
    Their books were famous for
    being just like the original.
[17:47] Simeon
    They were also famous for
    the spiders that they kept.
[17:52] Elias
    Spiders?
[17:54] Simeon
    The pages were made in part using
    the silk that the spiders spun.
[17:57] Simeon
    And they were bound using the silk, too.
[18:02] Simeon
    They never revealed much of the details.
[18:04] Simeon
    It's just what was surmised.
[18:06] Simeon
    And eight years ago, the entire Webster
    family, excluding one person, was murdered.
[18:13] Simeon
    We don't know who did it.
[18:16] Simeon
    The survivor is a student at the College.
[18:20] Simeon
    But their spiders were all stolen.
[18:24] Simeon
    There are rumors about a spy being involved.
[18:26] Simeon
    Though that's not certain, either.
[18:29] Simeon
    The eldest son, who was slated to inherit
    the business, had no control of magic.
[18:35] Simeon
    He'd been driven out of the family.
[18:38] Elias
    Ah.
[18:43] Simeon
    Plenty of people know about the incident,
    but it's just, y'know... a lot.
[18:48] Simeon
    It's better not to talk about it too much.
[18:51] Elias
    Understood.
[18:54] Elias
    Thanks.
[18:57] Simeon
    You're welcome.
[18:59] Instructor A
    He's a proper person.
[19:00] Instructor B
    He's proper enough to say thanks.
[19:02] Instructor B
    Well, we'll see you.
[19:07] Elias
    The people here don't seem to
    be bothered by the likes of me.
[19:13] Simeon
    Your appearance, you mean?
[19:14] Elias
    It's hard to ignore.
[19:15] Simeon
    There are still plenty of people
    who will talk behind your back.
[19:19] Simeon
    But here, it's perfectly normal.
[19:22] Simeon
    So long as you do your work,
    people will support you.
[19:24] Simeon
    I'm sure you'll like life here.
[19:31] Simeon
    Later.
[19:35] Tory
    That's Simeon Paladilhe.
[19:38] Tory
    He's studying sound sorcery.
[19:40] Tory
    He's pretty easy to talk to, huh?
[19:43] Tory
    Hm?
[19:45] Tory
    Why don't you try befriending him?
[19:48] Elias
    Friend?
[19:50] Elias
    Chise talks about her friends quite often.
[19:54] Elias
    I don't really understand friendships.
[19:58] Elias
    Are they different from acquaintances?
[20:00] Tory
    Acquaintances are just acquaintances.
[20:02] Tory
    Friends are more special.
[20:05] Tory
    Not that I have all that many.
[20:08] Tory
    Oh!
[20:09] Tory
    Why don't we become friends
    from now on, then?
[20:17] Elias
    With you, I'll pass.
[21:10] Lucy
    He has bags under his eyes.
[21:18] Lucy
    What a dumbass.
[21:20] Lucy
    I know you hate me.
[21:32] Nicholas
    He said he'd be fine without
    security in the College.
[21:35] Nicholas
    I'm not so sure, though...
[21:38] Nicholas
    Shoot, need smokes.
[22:15] Inuo
    The guard has been picked off.
[22:18] Inuo
    Let's clean this up and finish the pickup.